TWI434178B - Data processing method and over the net keyboard video and mouse system and device using the same - Google Patents

Description

Data processing method and network type keyboard image mouse system and device using same

The present invention relates to an over-the-net (Keyboard, Video, and Mouse, KVM) device, and in particular to an integrated operation screen for simultaneously displaying KVM information and an external server. Information network type KVM device.

In today's fast-changing technology era, Keyboard, Video, and Mouse (KVM) switcher technology has existed and has been widely used in a variety of applications to facilitate people's lives. Traditionally, KVM switches are respectively connected to a computer host and a user terminal device via corresponding bus bars. By switching the connection between each computer host and the user device and the KVM switch, the KVM switching operation between different computer hosts and the user device can be realized.

However, with the rapid development of technology, how to provide more convenient functions through KVM switches to enhance the added value of KVM switches is one of the direction that the industry is constantly striving for.

The invention relates to an over-the-net (Keyboard, Video, and Mouse, KVM) device, which comprises a device information processor and an external information processor, respectively for a network type KVM device. The device operation data returned by the plurality of computers connected to the terminal is processed and the network operation data received via the external network path is processed. The network type KVM device of the present invention further includes an information integrator for generating a user interface operation data according to the device operation data and the network operation data, and transmitting the user interface operation data to the client device via the network path. The user equipment can simultaneously display the foregoing device operation data and the network operation data by executing the user interface operation data. Accordingly, compared with the conventional KVM device, the network type KVM device related to the present invention has the operation data of the device backed by the plurality of computers controlled by the device and the network operation data provided by the external network, and is performed. The advantages of diversified display operations.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a network type KVM device is provided, which includes a plurality of devices, a device information processor, an external information processor, and an information integrator. These devices are respectively connected to a plurality of computers to receive a plurality of device operation data from such computers. The device information processor is coupled to the devices to receive the device operating data. The external information processor is connected to the external server via the first network path to receive the network operation data. The information integrator generates user interface operation data according to part or all of the device operation data and the network operation data, and provides user interface operation data to the remote client device or via a cable via the second network path. The line path provides the user interface operation data to a local end user device, so that the user device can display some or all of the device operation data and the network operation data by executing the user interface operation data. In the same operation screen.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a network type KVM system is proposed, which includes an external server, a plurality of computers, a network type KVM device, and a client device. The external server provides network operation data. Multiple computers provide multiple device operation data. The network type KVM device includes a plurality of devices, a device information processor, an external information processor, and an information integrator. These devices are respectively connected to such computers to receive such device operation data. The device information processor is coupled to the devices to receive the device operating data. The external information processor is connected to the external server via the first network path to receive the network operation data. The information integrator generates user interface operation data based on part or all of the device operation data and the network operation data, and outputs the user interface operation data via the second network path. The user equipment is connected to the user interface to operate the data, so that some or all of the device operation data and the network operation data are displayed on the same operation screen.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a data processing method is provided for use in a network type KVM system, which includes the following steps. First, multiple device operation data respectively provided by a plurality of computers are received via a plurality of devices. The network operation data provided by the external server is then received via the first network path. Then, part or all of the device operation data and the network operation data are used to generate user interface operation data or provide user interface operation data to the client device via the second network path. Then, the user interface operation data is executed by the client device to display some or all of the device operation data and the network operation data in the same operation screen.

In order to better understand the above and other aspects of the present invention, the preferred embodiments are described below, and in conjunction with the drawings, the detailed description is as follows:

The Over the Next Keyboard Image Mouse (KVM) device of the embodiment of the present invention generates an operation screen for integrating two kinds of operation data via a device information processor and an external information processor.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a block diagram of a network type keyboard image mouse system according to an embodiment of the invention. The network type KVM system 1 includes a network type KVM device 20, an external server 30, and a client device 40. The network type KVM device 20 is connected to the external server 30 and the client device 40 via a network path. For example, the external server 30 is a currently existing network server, and the network operation data Di can be provided through user programming.

The network type KVM device 20 is further connected to a plurality of computers 10_1, 10_2, ..., 10_n via corresponding cables, where n is a natural number. Each of the computers 10_1 to 10_n is, for example, turned on to execute, for example, an operating system program and related applications, and each of the computers 10_1 to 10_n provides device operation data Dd1, Dd2, ..., Ddn more correspondingly. For example, the device operation data Dd1 to Ddn respectively perform operations corresponding to the computers 10_1 to 10_n, and generate user interface operation data. In an operation example, the computer 10_1 executes the operating system program, and the corresponding device operating data Dd1 includes the booting screen image data of the operating system and the corresponding booting sound effect data.

The client device 40 is a console device used by the user, for example, having a user interface input and output device such as a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, a display, a speaker, and the like. For example, the client device 40 can be a desktop/mobile computer with a network transmission capability or a handheld electronic device with a network transmission capability (such as a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile phone. , handheld multimedia player and handheld game console). The client device does not need to be connected to the network. In one example, the client device 40' is located at a local Local Console of the KVM device 20, as shown in FIG. For example, a local client device includes a keyboard, a display, and a mouse that are simply connected to the KVM device 20 via a cable.

The network type KVM device 20 includes a device information processor 201, an information integrator 202, an external information processor 204, devices 205_1, 205_2, ..., 205_n, and a network port 206. The devices 205_1 to 205_n are connected to the computers 10_1 to 10_n, respectively, to receive the device operation data Dd1 to Ddn, respectively. The device information processor 201 is connected to the devices 205_1 to 205_n to receive the device operation data Dd1 to Ddn, and performs processing operations such as data encoding and decoding, data compression, data format conversion, and the like. The device information processor 201 selectively selects part or all of the device operation data Dd1 to Ddn as, for example, according to the setting state of the network type KVM device 20 by the user or the operation instruction provided by the user via the user terminal device 40. The device operation data Ddm that the user wants to monitor.

In an operation example, the user selects the computer 10_1 as the computer to be controlled via the computer switching operation instruction provided by the user terminal device 40, and the device information processor 201 responds to the computer switching operation instruction to provide the corresponding device operation data. Dd1 is used as the device operation data Ddm to be monitored. In other operation examples, the device information processor 201 may also respond to a computer switching instruction that the user wants to monitor some or all of the computers 10_1 to 10_n, and part or all of the device operation data Dd1 to Ddn as Device operation data Ddm output.

The external information processor 204 is connected to the network port 206 and connected to the external server 30 via a first network path including the network port 206 and the network to receive the network operation data Di provided by the external server 30. In one embodiment, the external server 30 is a manufacturer service website of the network type KVM device 20, and the network operation data Di is related service information corresponding to the network type KVM device 20, such as firmware update information, operation. Manuals, operational troubleshooting information, and other solutions consulting information. For example, the network type KVM device 20 further includes a server 203, and the other network path includes, for example, a server 203, a network port 206, and a network between the network type KVM device 20 and the external server 30.

The information integrator 202 generates the user interface operation data Du according to the device operation data Ddm and the network operation data Di, and outputs the user interface operation data Du via another network path. The user interface operation data Du may be any custom communication protocol, and may conform to at least one type or at the same time, and does not need to be specifically limited to a specific type. In one example, the information integrator 202 is, for example, a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) software module that generates a user interface operation data Du written in HTML according to the device operation data Ddm and the network operation data Di. In one embodiment, the user interface operation data Du includes image data and sound data. For example, the network type KVM device 20 further includes a server 203, and the other network path includes, for example, a server 203, a network port 206, and a network between the network type KVM device 20 and the client device 40.

Accordingly, the client device 40 can receive the user interface operation data Du via the aforementioned other network path and display/play it correspondingly. Accordingly, the client device 40 can display some or all of the device operation data Dd1 to Ddn and the network operation data Di in the same operation screen. In one embodiment, the client device 40 includes an application software module, and the client device 40 displays/plays the user interface operation data Du via the software module, thereby displaying the operation screen. For example, the application software module is a web browser software module.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a flow chart of a data processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The data processing method of this embodiment is applied to the network type KVM system 1, and includes the following steps. First, as in step (a), the devices 205_1 to 205_n receive the device operation data Dd1 to Ddn respectively supplied from the computers 10_1 to 10_n. Then, in step (b), the external information processor 204 receives the network operation data Di provided by the external server 30 via the first network path.

Then, as in step (c), the device information processor 201 generates the user interface operation data Du based on the device operation data Ddm (which corresponds to, for example, part or all of the device operation data Dd1 to Ddn) and the network operation data Di. In this embodiment, although step (c) is performed after step (b), it is not limited thereto, but is performed at the same time, or after step (c) is completed. b).

Then, in step (d), the server 203 provides the user interface operation data Du to the client device 40 via another network path. Then, in step (e), the client device 40 executes the user interface operation data Du to display the device operation data Dd1 to Ddn and the network operation data in the same operation screen.

The network type KVM device of the embodiment includes a device information processor and an external information processor for processing the device operation data returned by the plurality of computers connected to the network type KVM device, respectively, and the path through the external network. The received network operation data is processed. The network type KVM device of the embodiment further includes an information integrator, and the user interface operation data is generated according to some or all of the device operation data and the network operation data, and the user interface operation data is provided through the network path to The client device enables the client device to simultaneously display the device operation data and the network operation data by executing the user interface operation data. Accordingly, compared with the conventional KVM device, the network type KVM device of the embodiment has the operation data of the device backed by the plurality of computers controlled by the device and the network operation data provided by the external network, and is performed. The advantages of diversified display operations.

In conclusion, the present invention has been disclosed in the above preferred embodiments, and is not intended to limit the present invention. A person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

1. . . Network keyboard image mouse system

10_1 to 10_n. . . computer

20. . . Network type keyboard image mouse device

201. . . Device information processor

202. . . Information integrator

203. . . server

204. . . External information processor

205_1 to 205_n. . . Device埠

206. . . Network埠

30. . . External server

40. . . Client device

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a network type keyboard image mouse system according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is another block diagram of a network type keyboard image mouse system according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a data processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (10)

An over the Net keyboard (Video, Mouse, KVM) device, comprising: one or more devices connected to one or more computers to receive one of the computers Or a plurality of device operation data; a device information processor connected to the device to receive the device operation data; and an external information processor for connecting to an external server via a first network path, Receiving a network operation data; and a information integrator for generating a user interface operation data according to part or all of the operation data of the device and the operation data of the network, the information integrator is further The second network path provides the user interface operation data to a remote client device or provides the user interface operation data to a local end user device via a cable path, whereby the user device can perform the The user interface operates the data to display some or all of the device operation data and the network operation data in one of the same operation screens. The network type KVM device of claim 1, wherein the user interface operation data conforms to at least one communication protocol. The network type KVM device of claim 1, wherein each of the device operation data selectively includes part or all of an image operation data and a sound playback data. The network type KVM device of claim 1, wherein the client device comprises: an application software module, configured to display the operation screen according to the user interface operation data. An over the Net keyboard (Video, Mouse, KVM) system, comprising: an external server for providing a network operation data; and a plurality of computers for providing a plurality of pen devices Operating data; a network type KVM device comprising: one or more devices connected to the computers to receive the device operating data; and a device information processor coupled to the devices to receive the The device operation data; an external information processor for connecting to the external server via a first network path to receive the network operation data; and an information integrator for operating data according to the device and a part or all of the network operation data generates a user interface operation data, the information integrator further outputs the user interface operation data via a second network path; and a user terminal device for receiving and displaying the The user interface operates the data, whereby some or all of the device operation data and the network operation data are displayed in the same operation screen. The network type KVM system of claim 5, wherein the user interface operation data conforms to at least one communication protocol. The network type KVM system of claim 5, wherein each of the device operation data selectively includes part or all of an image operation data and a sound playback data. The network type KVM system of claim 5, wherein the client device comprises: an application software module, configured to display the operation screen according to the user interface operation data. A data processing method is applied to an Over the Net keyboard image (Mouse, Mouse, Mouse, KVM) system, and the data processing method includes: receiving, by a plurality of devices, receiving by a plurality of computers respectively The plurality of pen device operation data; receiving, by a first network path, an external server to provide one of the network operation data; generating a user interface operation according to part or all of the device operation data and the network operation data Providing the user interface operation data to a client device via a second network path; and executing the user interface operation data via the client device to operate the device operation data and the network operation data Some or all of them are displayed in the same one of the operation screens. The data processing method of claim 9, wherein the user interface operation data conforms to at least one communication protocol.